Part-Time Fabrication Intern
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Sentry
Watertown, SD, US
Summary
The intern will assist with daily fabrication and production tasks, including measuring, cutting, fitting, welding, and assembling parts. They are also responsible for maintaining shop safety, keeping work areas organized, and ensuring the quality of completed work.
Job Description
About the Position
Sentry is looking for a Part-Time Fabrication Intern to join our manufacturing team in Watertown. This is a hands-on position for someone interested in learning more about fabrication, welding, and manufacturing in a working shop environment.
This position will assist with day-to-day fabrication and production needs, including measuring, cutting, fitting, welding, and assembling parts. We are looking for someone who is dependable, willing to learn, and comfortable working with their hands.
Previous welding or fabrication experience is helpful, but we are willing to train the right person.
What You'll Do
- Assist with cutting, fitting, welding, and assembly of fabricated parts
- Measure and prepare materials for production
- Use hand tools, power tools, and shop equipment
- Read and follow basic drawings, measurements, and work instructions
- Perform basic welding and fabrication work as trained
- Check completed work for quality and accuracy
- Follow shop safety procedures
- Keep work areas clean and organized
- Help with other manufacturing and shop projects as needed
What We're Looking For
- Interest in welding, fabrication, or manufacturing
- Willingness to learn and take direction
- Dependable and able to work as part of a team
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to accurately read a tape measure
- Comfortable using basic hand and power tools
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and be on your feet throughout the shift
- Previous shop, welding, fabrication, or manufacturing experience is a plus, but not required
Schedule
This is a part-time internship with some flexibility in scheduling.
Pay
Hourly pay based on experience.
Why Sentry?
This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment while learning practical fabrication and welding skills. You'll work alongside an experienced team, learn on the job, and have the opportunity to build skills that can be used throughout your career.
Apply today to join the Sentry team in Watertown.
Sentry Electrical Group leads the industry in wind tower wiring, repower and repair, MV and fiber underground systems. Sentry Electrical Group is a leading HV electrical contractor for renewable energy, utility and industrial construction projects. Up to 345kV transmission line and substation construction for new, upgrades or emergency response. We deliver electric power construction services to major utility companies, electric cooperatives, municipalities, engineering firms, renewable energy, prime contractors, owners and developers across the United States and in Canada.
Sentry Electrical works with the best engineers, material and equipment suppliers in combination with construction subcontractors and labor to provide the most cost effective solutions with the highest of quality. Sentry has leading safety and quality assurance programs to provide our clients with the best overall projects completed safely, on budget and on time.
Wind Services Include:
Final cable installation, Post-installation connections, Turbine design trends, Coordination with OEM field representatives and owner, Installation inspections, Systems climb assist, Splicing, medium and LV terminations, Pad mount transformer installation, Switchgear installation, Power and communication wiring to MET, Lighting, Up-tower wiring, Electrical re-wiring, Electrical wiring upgrades, Pad mount transformer replacement, Decommission old turbines, Fiber installation.
Solar Electrical Services: Installation MV collection system, setting and installation of electrical components, Equipment and skids, Trenching and conduit, Installation of fiber optics, underground or overhead, Design-build interconnections, including substations, T&D, underground or overhead, Testing and commissioning, Inverter/Combiner, substation and interconnection facilities. Emergency Response Services, Industrial Electrical, and Fiber / Telecommunications.
Founded
2011
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Software
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Sentry Electrical Group leads the industry in wind tower wiring, repower and repair, MV and fiber underground systems. Sentry Electrical Group is a leading HV electrical contractor for renewable energy, utility and industrial construction projects. Up to 345kV transmission line and substation construction for new, upgrades or emergency response. We deliver electric power construction services to major utility companies, electric cooperatives, municipalities, engineering firms, renewable energy, prime contractors, owners and developers across the United States and in Canada.
Sentry Electrical works with the best engineers, material and equipment suppliers in combination with construction subcontractors and labor to provide the most cost effective solutions with the highest of quality. Sentry has leading safety and quality assurance programs to provide our clients with the best overall projects completed safely, on budget and on time.
Wind Services Include:
Final cable installation, Post-installation connections, Turbine design trends, Coordination with OEM field representatives and owner, Installation inspections, Systems climb assist, Splicing, medium and LV terminations, Pad mount transformer installation, Switchgear installation, Power and communication wiring to MET, Lighting, Up-tower wiring, Electrical re-wiring, Electrical wiring upgrades, Pad mount transformer replacement, Decommission old turbines, Fiber installation.
Solar Electrical Services: Installation MV collection system, setting and installation of electrical components, Equipment and skids, Trenching and conduit, Installation of fiber optics, underground or overhead, Design-build interconnections, including substations, T&D, underground or overhead, Testing and commissioning, Inverter/Combiner, substation and interconnection facilities. Emergency Response Services, Industrial Electrical, and Fiber / Telecommunications.
Founded
2011
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Software
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
